PB minutes 4/27/17

PB Meeting Minutes 4/27/17

Meeting called to order at 7:00 pm. Members present were Linda, Tom, Rich, Frankie, Hershey, and Barry.

March meeting minutes were read and approved, motion made by Linda, second by Rich.

Members from Cornerstone Mennonite Church attended our meeting and presented tentative plans for building a church, school, and cemetery on McGrane Rd. Plot is 400’ square and does not meet setbacks for construction. There is no problem with subdivision code but we discussed the issue of granting a special use permit rather than conditional use. We suggested that they increase the setback on the south side from 50’ to 100’ and provide reasonable green space between parking lot and property line. They also could increase the lot on the north side by 50’. Future screening needs to be considered if land to the south is developed for residences. Parking spaces must also be farther from the road than drawn on the plan.

Linda will send them an email or letter informing them of our suggestions and refer them to zoning code for special use permit application (404.2). We are hoping to expedite procedures so they can open the school by September 1.

Earl Martin attended our meeting and presented a map of the depot property that he has purchased. He shared with us some of his development plans which we appreciated. Of most concern to him were the building of an agricultural fence and opening old county road 135 between Routes 96 and 96A.

Tom entered two items into Google Docs that should be changed in the next code revision:

404.2 – the special use procedure mentions “large business.” We do not designate “large business” any more. It should be changed to “special use” or something similar.

310.2 – should read “under 35” rather than “over 35” as specified in the Use Table.

Next meeting is May 25^th. Motion to adjourn made by Hershey, second by Rich at 9:35.

Respectfully submitted,

Barry Somerville, secretary

PB minutes 3/23/17

PB minutes 3/23/17

Meeting called to order at 7:04. Members present – Rich, Frankie, Tom, Linda, Barry for quorum.

Minutes were read for February meeting. Motion made by Tom, seconded by Linda. A revision is to be made to those notes that Harriet gave each member present 1 ½ hours of training time. Minutes approved.

Public hearing was held in regard to the Hudson subdivision discussed at our last meeting. Nobody was present except for Kathy Hudson and Mike Karlsen. Tom moved to approve the subdivision per the recommendation of the Seneca County Planning Board resolution 5-17. Barry seconded – motion approved with one abstention.

Linda gave us the brochure for the Regional Local Government Workshop for the Spring 2017 session. We will decide who is going and what classes will be taken at the next meeting so we can forward the reservations to Donna.

Joan Albany sent a note to Linda that she did not have enough subdivision maps to have her own signed copy. Linda stamped and signed three more for her.

Linda again noted that all inquiries about building permits should be referred to our Zoning Code Officer, Rick McCullough.

Next meeting is April 27. Tom motioned for adjournment, Rich seconded, approved at 7:40.

Respectfully submitted,

Barry Somerville, secretary

PB minutes 2/23/17

2/23/17 - Draft Copy PB Minutes

Meeting called to order at 7:05. All members present including our new member Frankie Long.

Minutes to previous meeting were read and amended by striking “and will be approved at next meeting” from the second sentence of the second paragraph. Motion made by Tom, seconded by Hershey, approved by all.

A public hearing was held but nobody was present other than Mike Karlsen. A motion was made by Tom to approve the Dinsmore subdivision reviewed at the last meeting. This subdivision is exempt from SEQR approval according to NYS Code of Rules and Regulations – 6CR-NY 617.5 (c) (19). The motion was seconded by Barry and approved. Linda stamped and signed several copies of the map.

Kathy Hudson submitted a subdivision application and map for property between E Lake Rd, 96a, and portions of Kennedy Rd. The lot will be divided into four sections. Although it is nonconforming property according to current code no access will be changed. Each plot will have access to 96a or E Lake Rd. Dave made a motion to schedule a public hearing to be held on March 23, 2017 for discussion on this subdivision and to forward it for review and recommendations to the Seneca County Planning Board. Tom seconded the motion which was carried with one abstention.

Harriet Haynes attended our meeting and provided some training on steps that should be taken to review subdivisions and special/conditional zoning uses. She also provided a memorandum of understanding that gives guidelines as to what does not need to be reviewed by the Seneca County Planning Board. We are going to compile this information into a guide that we can refer to in making zoning, SEQR, and subdivision decisions and what needs to be reviewed by the county. Harriet gave us 1 ½ hours of training time for this session.

Next meeting is March 23. Motion to adjourn was made by Hershey, seconded by Dave at 9:25 pm.

Respectfully submitted,

Barry Somerville, secretary

PB Minutes 1/26/17

PB Minutes 1/26/17

Meeting called to order at 7:02 pm. All members present.

Previous meeting minutes were read and approved; motion made by Hershey, second by Rich.

Mike Karlsen presented subdivision maps on behalf of Diane Dinsmore for property along Willers Rd and 414. Subdivision proposal had no zoning conflicts. Donna Karlsen will be notified to schedule a public hearing for Feb. 23, 2017.

Mike addressed some thoughts about our letter that notified local lawyers, surveyors, banks, etc. about the need to properly submit subdivision plans. We were aware of some of the observations he made and appreciated his input. One area he was concerned about was the issue of enforcing the parameters of building plans. Checks and balances ought to be put in place to confirm that the original plans submitted for building a structure are actually fulfilled. He also offered to print our stamp on any maps he submits for subdivision so we only need to sign them.

Linda informed the board that Frankie Long is interested in coming back to the planning board. A motion was made by Tom that she be accepted as a new member of the board. Second was made by Dave and approved. This will be submitted to the Town Board for their next meeting.

Harriet Haynes will be coming to our next meeting to discuss subdivision approval in relationship to county planning board expectations. We look forward to her input and information.

We had a brief discussion about the zoning provision to move a property line which was brought up by Mike Karlsen. We may just need to revisit the language to see if any changes need to be made such as how far such lines can be extended.

Motion was made to adjourn by Hershey, second by Tom. Next meeting is 2/23/17.

Respectfully submitted,

Barry Somerville, secretary